Houston Attorney Receives Jules Ritholz Memorial Merit Award from ABA Tax Section

Houston Attorney Receives Jules Ritholz Memorial Merit Award from ABA Tax Section Larry Campagna                                                                                                                                                                    [Courtesy Photo.]
Larry Campagna, the managing partner for Chamberlain Hrdlicka in Houston, received the Jules Ritholz Memorial Merit Award from The American Bar Association's (ABA) Tax Section Civil and Criminal Tax Penalties Committee. The award was presented on May 13, 2022, during ABA's Hybrid 2022 May Tax Meeting held in Washington, D.C. The presentation was made by Scott Michel, partner at Caplin & Drysdale in Washington, D.C., who has been nominated as the incoming Chair-Elect of the ABA's Tax Section. He was joined on the podium by Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service.

"The Jules Ritholz Memorial Merit Award recognizes not just outstanding legal work in the highly complex field of criminal and civil tax controversy litigation, as to which Larry Campagna is one of the best in the country," said Michel, in a statement. "The award also honors lawyers who have devoted themselves to the advancement of the tax bar, to thought leadership and to the teaching and mentoring of younger lawyers. In 45 years of superlative practice as a lawyer, Larry has given so generously of his time and energy to the ABA's Section of Taxation and to generations of practitioners who have sought his help and advice. Those of us who know him well are incredibly grateful that he has been a presence in our careers and our lives."

Commissioner Rettig commented, "Larry is that person we all aspire to, whether inside or outside the government. Larry always has time for everybody on any issue, whether it's tax, non-tax, litigation, non-litigation, criminal tax, non-criminal tax, or just life."

The award was established in 1994 and is presented each year to an individual who demonstrates outstanding dedication, achievement, and integrity in the field of civil and criminal tax controversies. Its namesake, Jules Ritholz, was a nationally known tax lawyer, senior partner in the firm of Kostelanetz, Ritholz, Tigue & Fink, as well as an adjunct professor of law at New York University for more than  20 years.